Chapter 386: Yang Attribute Breathing Method
"I wonder what it feels like to punch Kakashi sensei on the head," Naruto said with a mischievous chuckle.
Last night, he had watched Yamato look downright blissful after smacking Kakashi, so now he wanted to try it himself.
Kakashi, who was still working out a battle plan, suddenly felt a chill crawl up his spine.
He instinctively touched the back of his head and scanned the area, confused, but nothing seemed out of place.
"Who goes first?" Mugetsu asked, looking at Yamato and Naruto.
"I'm the captain, so I'll go first," Yamato said immediately, stepping forward with the confidence of someone who never questioned that answer.
"Why would the captain go first? I'll go first," Naruto argued, rubbing his hands together.
Even though they were talking to Mugetsu, their eyes kept drifting toward Kakashi, which made him frown slightly. Why were they both staring at him like that?
Under their constant gaze, Kakashi drew the White Fang Short Blade and used its pristine surface to check his reflection, just to make sure he was not secretly growing a target on his forehead.
Nothing.
"Yamato spoke first, so he goes first," Mugetsu decided after a brief pause.
On the first day, Kakashi and the others had already experienced Naruto's frightening chakra. Mugetsu felt it would be better to start with Yamato, especially since Yamato had Wood Release.
Yamato smiled faintly and walked to face Kakashi's trio, forming the Confrontation Seal.
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin exchanged a glance, then formed the Confrontation Seal together.
"Begin!" Mugetsu called once both sides were ready.
The instant Mugetsu spoke, Kakashi and Obito focused their Breathing Technique, pushing their bodies into a sharper, stronger state.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Obito formed hand signs in one smooth motion, gathered chakra in his throat, converted it into Fire Release, then expelled it in an instant. A massive fireball roared forward, crashing toward Yamato.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Rin, already in her Water Breathing state, sprinted in and flicked several shuriken toward Yamato to pin him down.
"Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall!"
Yamato calmly formed hand signs. Under the flow of Wood Release chakra, rows of wooden pillars erupted from the ground and curved into an arched barrier, sealing him inside.
Boom!
The fireball detonated against the wooden archway. Flames burst outward, scattering in every direction.
Obito's eyes widened. His Great Fireball Technique had not broken through.
The archway was scorched and charred, but it held. Rin's shuriken clattered uselessly against it, all blocked without exception.
"Wood Release is not ordinary wood," Kakashi warned, tightening his grip on the White Fang Short Blade. "Do not get careless."
Mugetsu had beaten Yamato with effortless ease earlier, making Yamato's Wood Release look almost nonexistent, but that had been Mugetsu. Kakashi had no intention of underestimating a bloodline that only ever appeared on the God of Shinobi.
Normally, Kakashi would use the extreme speed of Thunder Breathing under the cover of Obito's fire to land a surprise strike. But Wood Release was unfamiliar territory, so he chose to gather information first.
"Wood Release: Thorn Kill!"
Yamato burst from behind the wooden wall and formed hand signs while moving.
Wooden spikes surged up from the ground like thorns, lunging toward all three of them.
Obito focused his breathing again and directly entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode. He refused to believe his strongest flames could not burn through a little wood.
This was training, after all. Being reckless here was safer than being reckless in a real fight. In a real battle, he would not reveal a trump card so quickly.
"Fire Release: Flame Fist!"
Obito poured chakra into his fist. Inside Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, that chakra instantly became blazing fire.
The flames on his fist flickered violently, not from poor control, but because he was compressing them tighter and tighter.
The moment the wooden spikes were about to touch him, Obito's fist snapped forward.
Boom!
A red flare exploded from his punch. The wood shattered instantly under the combined impact of brute force and intense heat.
"What kind of technique is that?" Yamato muttered, genuinely confused. "Doesn't he burn himself doing that?"
According to normal shinobi theory, Fire Release taijutsu was not supposed to exist like this.
"Flash!"
Lightning burst from Kakashi's feet and palms. With Lightning Release chakra active and his Breathing Technique amplifying his body, his physical ability surged.
One sprint.
One swing.
He severed every wooden spike on his side and Rin's side.
Thud.
The cut wood dropped limp onto the ground.
If Obito's Flame Fist only confused Yamato, Kakashi's display shocked him.
"Did Kakashi senpai fight like this back then?" Yamato wondered.
In Yamato's memory, Kakashi was a jonin who excelled at ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu. He either countered with a vast arsenal of techniques, or relied on Lightning Release and the Sharingan.
Yet the young Kakashi's sharpest weapon right now was swordsmanship.
To be honest, Yamato had barely ever seen Kakashi fight with a blade in the future. It felt strange.
"Is it because of the Sharingan?" Yamato guessed. Maybe the Sharingan had altered Kakashi's entire approach.
Obito gave Yamato no time to keep thinking.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson!"
Flaming projectiles flew out one after another, streaking toward Yamato.
Obito knew Yamato had wide ranging Water Release, so he did not use his strongest technique, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson was weaker overall, but its penetration and tight area pressure were better.
"Wood Release: Violent Gun Tree!"
Yamato formed hand signs again without changing expression, simultaneously performing Water Release chakra nature transformation and Earth Release chakra nature transformation to create Wood Release chakra.
A massive tree burst from him, shielding his body and blocking every incoming strike.
Kakashi pushed his Breathing Technique to the limit, entering the Transparent World state. He prepared to coordinate fully with Obito.
But the moment he entered Transparent World, Kakashi's movement paused for a fraction of a second.
His expression stayed calm. He shot Obito a look, then continued charging straight toward Yamato.
Obito did not know Kakashi's plan, but he trusted the signal. He surged forward at full power.
Rin stayed ready, watching Yamato closely, prepared to support with Water Release at any moment.
Then another Yamato appeared silently behind Rin.
The Yamato in front had been a Wood Clone. The real Yamato had used Earth Release to burrow underground, circle around, and surface behind Rin.
Even though Kakashi was younger, he was still Kakashi. Yamato did not intend to gamble. He wanted to end this cleanly.
"Flash: Double Strike!"
The instant Yamato's true body appeared, Kakashi used the giant tree Yamato had created earlier as a springboard to change direction. He shot back with even greater speed.
When he entered Transparent World, he had already sensed Yamato moving underground. He had pretended not to notice, waiting to catch Yamato the moment he revealed himself.
The Wood Clone tried to block Kakashi, but Obito, still in Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, was already there.
He threw another Flame Fist, forcing the clone to abandon the attempt.
Kakashi's speed was terrifying.
Yamato made a split second decision. He abandoned the easy opening on Rin and instead poured chakra into defense, forcing giant trees to erupt and block Kakashi's path.
Rin reacted instantly when she saw Kakashi charging at her, gathering chakra and swinging a heavy punch behind her.
But Yamato had already retreated a short distance after giving up the attack. Rin's punch hit nothing.
Kakashi cut down tree after tree, but he still could not reach Yamato in time to land damage.
Kakashi grabbed Rin and pulled her back at high speed.
There was no frustration in his heart.
Yamato was an Anbu captain. If Yamato lost because of a minor slip, that would be the truly shocking outcome, and it would make Kakashi worry about what Anbu would become in the future.
On Obito's side, the Wood Clone transformed into vines and tried to bind him, but flames erupted from Obito's body. The vines turned to ash, and Obito broke free.
"That was impressive," Yamato thought, watching them reset. "If it were me a few years ago, going in blind, I might have actually lost."
Mugetsu's team was stronger than he expected. Kakashi and Obito were performing at jonin level. Rin had not shown everything, but her combat fundamentals were clearly solid.
" Wood Release Secret Technique: Nativity of a World of Trees!"
Yamato mobilized a massive amount of chakra, using the strongest Wood Release ninjutsu he could manage.
In truth, what he practiced was Wood Release Secret Technique: Nativity of a World of Trees
, a terrifying technique capable of forming a vast forest in an instant. But Yamato's chakra reserves were not enough to unleash the real thing.
So what he produced instead was a cheaper, cut down version, a Tree Sea Advent. It was smaller in both range and power.
Still, this was the largest scale Wood Release Yamato could currently unleash.
Under the surge of Wood Release chakra, giant trees erupted from the ground. In the blink of an eye, dozens of towering trunks surrounded Kakashi's trio.
"So this is what a Wood Release shinobi looks like," Obito blurted out, staring as a golden desert suddenly became a small forest.
Compared to Yamato's earlier techniques, this finally felt like true Wood Release.
And the trees were not decoration.
Under Yamato's control, the branches lashed out and attacked all three of them.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Obito immediately unleashed his strongest wide range Fire Release. Enhanced by Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, he exhaled a sea of fire.
The scorching red flames swallowed the charging branches, turning many trees into burning pillars and expanding the fire across the forest.
The heat was so intense that Rin had no choice but to use Water Release to protect herself and Kakashi.
As for Obito, in Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, it was extremely difficult for flames to harm him.
Obito took several deep breaths, then looked at Kakashi.
His chakra was already heavily depleted. He could only barely maintain Flame Breathing Chakra Mode for a short while longer.
And that was with his chakra having increased a lot recently for some unknown reason. In the past, he would have dropped out of the mode already.
Kakashi nodded.
Obito had cleared most of the obstacles. The result of this battle now depended on Kakashi.
Even though the raging fire obscured Kakashi's vision, Transparent World pierced through it. Kakashi locked onto Yamato's position at the edge of the forest.
"Water Release: Water Wave Palm!"
Seeing the wildfire spread, Yamato extended his hand and released a wave like surge of water, aiming to extinguish Obito's flames entirely.
Sizzle!
Kakashi exhaled a white mist.
The chakra he had been accumulating surged through his body, converting fully into Lightning Release chakra until electric light wrapped him like a second skin.
He tightened his grip on the White Fang Short Blade, mobilizing everything he had, wasting nothing.
"Thunderclap Flash!"
Boom!
Within the world of flames, a thunderclap cracked the air.
A blinding arc of lightning cleaved through the fire, splitting the incoming water wave in two, and Kakashi surged forward with a presence that looked like it could cut through anything.
Yamato's eyes widened. He had thought Kakashi's speed was already near the limit, but Kakashi had not been using his full strength earlier.
Realizing that, Yamato stopped holding back.
More massive trees erupted in front of him, and the trunks untouched by fire did everything they could to obstruct Kakashi's path.
Swish!
Rumble!
Lightning flashed.
Giant trees toppled one after another.
Kakashi kept pushing forward.
Branches and vines came at him from every direction, but they were cut down in a relentless stream.
Still, Kakashi's body grew heavier with every step.
When he was ten meters away, his speed began to slow.
At five meters, his strength finally ran dry.
His blade failed to split the next tree in one strike, and thick branches coiled around him, binding him in place.
The moment Kakashi stopped, Yamato let out a breath.
This fight had been harder than he expected.
The young Kakashi's style was completely different from the Kakashi Yamato remembered, and his strength exceeded Yamato's expectations. Obito's Fire Release was also terrifying. That final Fire Dragon Flame Bullet was already stronger than what many jonin could produce.
Staring at Kakashi, bound and seemingly unable to move, Yamato's courage rose.
He stepped in and smacked Kakashi on the head again.
The instant his hand landed, Yamato felt refreshed, like his whole body suddenly relaxed.
Kakashi looked at Yamato with a baffled expression.
That hit had no combat value. Even without it, Kakashi was already unable to fight. Hitting him did not make him faint, either.
"Sorry," Yamato said, face apologetic. "I could not help it when I saw your face."
Kakashi went silent.
If he ever met someone in the future who looked like Yamato and was also named Yamato, Kakashi decided he would punch him in the head without hesitation.
If anyone asked why, he would say it was involuntary, purely because of the face.
"Senpai Kakashi… why did you give up Lightning Release sword techniques?" Yamato wondered, baffled.
The current Kakashi was frighteningly effective. If he kept walking this path, he might become even stronger.
After all, this Kakashi had the strength to defeat a jonin before he even turned ten. If he trained like this for another seventeen years, reaching Hokage level strength was not impossible.
But the young Kakashi could not answer.
Only the future Kakashi could.
Yamato kept the question to himself and continued training.
With Kakashi fully restrained, it became much easier for Yamato to handle Obito and Rin. The spar ended quickly.
After the battle came the debrief.
Mugetsu pointed out everyone's issues and gave guidance.
Once they had rested, they moved to a new training area. Yamato's Wood Release combined with Obito's fire had left the previous location far too messy.
Naruto's spar with Kakashi's trio was much simpler.
Naruto did not play around. He used Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and Rasengan, relying on overwhelming force to defeat all three.
During the fight, Naruto finally got what he wanted.
He smacked Kakashi on the head.
Naruto tried not to laugh. After all, this was his future Kakashi sensei.
He failed.
When the training ended, Kakashi's face darkened. Now he understood what that bad feeling earlier had been.
If history allowed him to become Naruto's teacher again, he swore Naruto would learn what true love from a teacher felt like.
"Big Brother Naruto," Obito complained afterward, "do you only know those two techniques?"
He could not hide his envy. Naruto's chakra was ridiculous. Shadow Clones looked like they cost nothing. If Obito had chakra like that, he could use Flame Breathing Chakra Mode like Total Concentration Breathing.
"Of course not," Naruto said, shaking his head. "Don't underestimate me."
How could he only know Multiple Shadow Clone and Rasengan?
He also knew Sexy Technique, Harem Technique, and Rasenshuriken.
"Sometimes," Mugetsu said after thinking, "continuously training and refining one useful technique is also a good choice."
Naruto's fighting style really did lean on Shadow Clones and Rasengan, but that did not stop him from being strong.
"Big Brother Naruto's Rasengan is honestly incredible," Obito admitted. "No hand seals, and the power is insane."
"If you want to learn it, I can teach you," Naruto offered generously.
He felt Obito was strangely compatible with him, so teaching him did not feel wrong at all.
If Obito grew stronger, it also counted as Naruto helping Kakashi and the others change history.
"Big Brother Naruto, I want to learn!" Obito's eyes lit up instantly.
Acknowledging this big brother was clearly not a waste.
Mugetsu's expression turned slightly subtle.
Learning Rasengan from Naruto was basically like recreating it yourself.
Still, Mugetsu did not crush Obito's excitement. He also knew Rasengan. If Obito truly wanted to learn, Mugetsu could teach him as well.
Two consecutive losses made Kakashi, Obito, and Rin throw themselves into night training with endless fighting spirit.
Meanwhile, Mugetsu guided Naruto and Yamato.
Naruto did not need guidance on Shadow Clones or Rasengan, so Mugetsu chose to teach him taijutsu.
Thanks to Might Guy, Mugetsu had received many taijutsu related rewards. Across the entire shinobi world, it was hard to say who was best, but in Konoha, Mugetsu could confidently say no one understood taijutsu better than him.
The training experience in his mind was not something any one person could accumulate from birth to death.
That was the advantage of his cheat.
As for Yamato, Mugetsu chose to teach him Water Release and Water Breathing.
In battle, Yamato generally relied on three styles: Wood Release, Earth Release, and Water Release.
Mugetsu did not currently possess the Wood Release bloodline. His Earth Release chakra nature transformation had reached a proficient level, but his mastery was not especially high.
Mugetsu did not mind teaching Breathing Techniques, but he did not currently have one suitable for Naruto.
Naruto's personality fit Flame Breathing very well, but Naruto did not use Fire Release. Learning Flame Breathing would be less effective than learning Wind Breathing. Wind Breathing could at least amplify the power of Rasenshuriken.
After developing Wind Breathing, Mugetsu had been developing a Yang Release Breathing Technique. He felt that if he combined Yang Release with Fire Release, he might be able to develop Sun Breathing.
Naruto came too early.
Mugetsu's Yang Release Breathing Technique was not finished yet. If Naruto had arrived a few months later, Mugetsu might have already created a prototype.
"Enhances chakra shape transformation and boosts Water Release power," Yamato repeated, stunned, after Mugetsu explained Water Breathing's effects.
As an Anbu captain, Yamato had encountered many secret techniques, but he had never seen something this comprehensive.
It enhanced the body, accelerated recovery, and strengthened Water Release. If trained to a high enough level, you could even enter Water Breathing Chakra Mode and use Water Release freely.
Yamato had never seen it.
He had never even heard of it.
"Was it lost because Mugetsu senpai died in battle?" Yamato thought.
He looked at Mugetsu with a complicated gaze.
They had only known each other for two days, yet Yamato already deeply admired this shinobi named Hayate Mugetsu.
"Mugetsu senpai," Yamato asked carefully, "do you really not want to know the future? Aren't you worried you might run into misfortune someday?"
He wanted to mention his suspicion about Mugetsu's likely time of death, hoping it would make Mugetsu more cautious.
"There's no need," Mugetsu replied with a gentle smile. "Our future is something we create ourselves."
Yamato sighed inwardly, but with Mugetsu's careful guidance, he soon immersed himself in learning Water Breathing.
And he quickly realized something else.
Mugetsu's teaching ability was also exceptional.
[Lecture Completed]
[Evaluation: S]
[Reward: Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation +2, Water Breathing +1, Taijutsu experience slightly increased]
When training ended, something happened that Mugetsu had not expected.
He actually received a lecture reward, and it was an S rank evaluation.
Mugetsu was surprised.
From his experience, it usually took at least dozens of students to trigger a lecture reward.
The only exception had been when he taught Minato and Kushina. That time, there were only two people.
But Naruto and Yamato obviously could not be compared to Minato and Kushina.
Mugetsu thought hard, then suddenly realized his mistake.
In the system's judgment, Naruto and Yamato might not be inferior at all.
The system's potential assessment was rigid. Hyuga and Uchiha often had extremely high potential that did not match their actual strength. Some people even had higher potential than Hiruzen or Minato, yet their real combat power could still collapse in a few rounds.
So Mugetsu boldly guessed that the system's judgment leaned heavily on chakra.
And Naruto and Yamato had enormous chakra reserves.
Considering the Nine Tails inside Kushina and Naruto, Mugetsu grew even bolder.
Maybe Yamato and Minato were just there to make up the numbers.
Maybe the real trigger for the lecture reward was Naruto and Kushina.
That thought gave Mugetsu an idea.
If he used the Yang Release Breathing Technique he was currently developing as the lecture content, could it accelerate the speed of his development?
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